All Wrapped Up!: Groovy Gift Wrap of the 1960s [Paperback]

Kevin Akers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 24, 2005

Through hundreds of eye-popping reproductions, All Wrapped Up! celebrates gift wrapthat most ephemeral of paper productsfrom the groovy 1960s. The modest palette and conventional patterns of the previous decade eventually yielded to the riotous colors, op art, and psychedelic visions that defined the late '60s, charting a course through the entire spectrum of mid-century graphic design and commercial illustration. Popular imagery of cute animals, adorable children, barbecue iconography for dad, funky florals, and Santas of every stripe grace these pages. A thoughfully wrapped present is a gift in itself, and All Wrapped Up! is the perfect package to celebrate the popular designs of the most visually exuberant decade of all.

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About the Author

The nephew of a paper-product salesman, Kevin Akers is an award-winning designer and illustrator. He is principal of Kevin Akers design + imagery, a San Francisco Bay Area firm specializing in identity design, print, and retail packaging.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (February 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811843734
• ISBN-13: 978-0811843737
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #982,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Groovy Gift - Gotta Get this Book!, May 3, 2005

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Tammy Maher "www.familyfare.blogspot.com" (El Dorado Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Wrapped Up!: Groovy Gift Wrap of the 1960s (Paperback)

This book will bring back so many memories. If you're 40 something, you'll want a copy for yourself, one for your parents and more for your 40-something friends. It's a scrapbook of the groovy generation and the perfect gift for the person who thinks he has everything! All Wrapped Up is a gorgeous book. My kids loved looking through it. It sparked a lot of conversation about what it was like to live in the 1960's.

You'll not only remember every birthday you had in the 60s but you'll start to remember songs you forgot, commercials you saw on television and the gifts you received. This wonderful book is a treasure.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KEEP THIS OUT ON THE COFFEE TABLE!, April 9, 2005

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Grant Clandening (Santa Monica) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Wrapped Up!: Groovy Gift Wrap of the 1960s (Paperback)

A most delightful look at 1960s! I have to say, as an artist, I ripped-off a couple of the cool ideas I found on the pages of this book! The Christmas section if wonderful and the animal section is ultra hip with a lot of retro creatures to conjur up a few smiles. Lots of beautiful patterns in the flower power section and the masculine section is a laugh out loud! The author gives a nice overview of the industry and there is a concise little history of 60s design in the front. I never write reviews but I really did love this book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1960s "Adult Kids re-Collecting Our Childhood" Must Have!, June 28, 2006

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Samantha Lane Phipps (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Wrapped Up!: Groovy Gift Wrap of the 1960s (Paperback)

I hardly ever write a review here, but I ordered this book for myself for Christmas 2005 and have been looking at it probably weekly since then. As a 43 year old child of 1962 and collector of everything 1950s, 60s, and 70s, this book brought SUCH a smile to my face when I initially flipped through it and has continued to bring joy. For those of us who truly relish images/graphics/design styles from our past -- feed your brain with THIS book and feel your dopamine and serotonin levels spill all over themselves as you take that trip down memory lane into Christmases, birthdays, and baby/bridal showers past! Then, buy a copy for all of your retro type friends!